Ciguapa Unbound
"This landmark book is a counter-archive of Black Dominicana knowledges and histories. Against whitewashed narratives and legacies of extraction, Zamora brings the ciguapa into cultural and media studies as both a keyword and a critical epistemology.”
-Urayoán Noel, author of Transversal and In Visible Movement: Nuyorican Poetry from the 60s to Slam
Omaris
z. zamora
PhD
A scholar and author who works on Black Dominican culture, movement, archives, and storytelling
THE UNBOUND
Notes on Black diasporic culture, scholarship, memory, movement—a newsletter.
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Media Contributions
Providing expert commentary on Afro-Latinidad, race, gender, and sexuality, offering nuanced perspectives grounded in Afro-diasporic scholarship and experience.
Writing
Producing incisive scholarly and public-facing writing that redefines conversations on Blackness, Latinidad, memory, and identity by engaging with popular culture, art, and aesthetics.
Speaking
Delivering insightful talks for scholars, hosting public conversations, exploring Black Dominican identity, race, gender, and the Afro-diasporic experience.
Consultant
Advising institutions and organizations on issues of race, identity, and inclusion, bridging scholarship with real-world impact.
Workshops
Leading dynamic inter-generational workshops, conferences and panels on Afro-diasporic histories, Black feminism, and cultural politics, fostering critical dialogue, engagement and reflection.
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